Marvin Andrew Steele

STEELE, Marvin Andrew, 80, of Richmond, Virginia, died December 11, 2008. Marvin was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Parker Steele; his parents, Lee Benjamin and Anna Steele; and his sister, Nancy Lee Holland. He is survived by his sisters, Grace Ballestriere of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Christine Seton of Orlando, Florida; his son, Benjamin Lee Steele; his daughter, Nancy Steele Carlson; his stepchildren, Frances Rowe Olsen and John Arthur Rowe; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Marvin was a graduate of Drexel Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. He was a Plant Superintendent with The General Crushed Stone Company, where he retired after 30 years of service. Marvin was active in the Boy Scouts for many years and served as a Scout Master in Ashland, Va. His interests included gardening and model trains. He was a member of the Rappahannock Model Railroad Club of Fredericksburg and the Kiwanis Club of Ashland. Marvin served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, both in the United States and Japan. The family will receive friends at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad Street, on Sunday, December 14, 2008 from 2 to 5 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted Monday, December 15, at 11 a.m. at Three Chopt Road Church of Christ, 9500 Three Chopt Road, Richmond, Va. 23229. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 3702 Loren Drive, Fredericksburg, Va. 22408 at 2:30 p.m.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.